Bale marker



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. WALTER IP. DANIEL, 0F AUSTIN, TEXAS.

BALE MARKER.

Application filed June 7,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER P. DANIEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bale Markers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bale markers, the principal object of the invention being to provide means whereby the marker can be easily and quickly placed on and removed from the bale tie.

This invention also consists in l certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing the marker in position 011 a bale tie.

Figure 2 is a rear view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view showing how the marker is placed on or removed from the tie.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the marker.

As shown in these views the marker 1 is formed from a strip of metal which is formed with a longitudinally extending channel 2 to receive the tie 3. A pair of tongues 4 are I formed by cutting the metal before the channel is formed so that said tongues arespaced from the bottom of the channel and lie in the same plane as the rest of the plate or strip. These tongues having pointed free ends and extend in opposite directions.

The marker is placedon the tie by being turned at an angle thereto, as shown in Figure 3,'so that the ends of the tongues can be slid over the edges of the tie and then by straightening the marker the tie will be caused to engage the channel part of the marker. The marker is removed from the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 475,678.

tie in the same manner, that is, by being turned at an angle to cause the tongues to leave the tie.

It will be seen from the above that my marker can be quickly and easily placed on a tie as a simple twist seats the tie in the channel. The tongues make it possible to adjust the marker to the bale tie very quickly, the adjustment taking place before the bale of cotton is released from the press and while the bale tie is loose. When the bale is compressed to a greater density, the marker will be easily and quickly transferred from the original bale tie to the shorter substituted compress tie so that the same marker can remain on the same bale of cotton in order to identify it throughout the different stages of compression and commercial transportation.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

WVhat I claim is 1. A bale marker comprising a plate having a longitudinally extending channel therein to receive the tie and tongues extending over the channel in opposite directions for holding the tie in the channel and permitting the marker to be placed in en-f gagement with the tie or disengaged therefrom by turning the marker at an angle with the tie.

2. A bale marker comprising a plate having 'a longitudinally extending channel therein and a tongue adjacent each end of the plate, said tongues being punched from the-plate with the parts of the plate at the sides of the channel, said tongues extending in opposite directions.

and having their bases connected In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

WALTER P. DANIEL. 

